Nokia Open

The “Nokia Open” is/would be a cell phone that opens like a fan with a “scrollable touch screen,” which seems to be an essential-yet-nonexistent item that would need to be invented in order for this to work. The idea is that with the push of a button the thin phone opens up, revealing a spacious screen on which buttons and menu options appear for you to manipulate with your digits. All well and good, but a cell phone that appears before you on the wings of a magical eagle would be cool too, though I’m not expecting Nokia to start marketing it anytime soon.”

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Sanyo M1

Sprint today announced the full-channel availability of the Sanyo M1, Sprint's first phone with 1GB of internal memory. Able to offer storage for up to 16 hours of music and other multimedia files including pictures, video clips and voice recording, the M1 also provides quick and easy access to Sprint-exclusive content, including:

- Sprint Music Store, which allows users to browse and wirelessly download full-length songs directly to their phone

- Sprint TV with more than 50 channels of television and on-demand video and audio including more than 20 channels offering live content

- NFL Mobile, a Sprint-exclusive wireless application that brings fans access to same-day video highlights, customizable real-time statistics, scores, injury reports and other information updated every two seconds

- Sprint Movies, the first "pay-per-view" service for mobile phones in the U.S. that streams full-length movies, including recent box-office hits and timeless favorites from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures

- Sprint Power View, the industry's first made-for-mobile sports and entertainment video programming network

The M1's advanced power management offers up to 18 hours of continuous music-playing time to support extended use of the multimedia capabilities. Additional key features include stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, a 2.0-megapixel camera with auto-focus, nine equalizer settings for fine-tuning the listening experience, and background music mode for listening to music while checking email, surfing the Web or sending text messages. The M1 also has external controls and large external LCD for optimal usability.

The Sanyo M1 is available through all Sprint retail channels for a suggested retail price of $349.99 or $199.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement.

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Helio Ocean 2 añade

Hola, soy un adicto y estoy usando una Blackberry porque me permite gestionar mejor mis correos electrónicos a todas horas. La escogí como compañera de mi ultraportátil en los viajes porque está especializada, gracias a su teclado físico completo, en mensajería. Y de ahí su popularidad (entre otras cosas)

El nuevo Helio Ocean 2 hace exactamente lo mismo: se especializa en algo y espera a que sus potenciales clientes lleguen solos. Sus pretensiones son pocas: dispositivo atractivo, cómodo para mensajería tipo SMS o instantánea, cámara de dos megapíxeles de perfil bajo y reproductor de medios con salida de auriculares de 3.5 mm.

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LG Viewty

Here's something for the ladies - LG Viewty in pink. And before you ask me where you can get one, I must tell you that only Korean ladies can do so at the moment. However, knowing LG and their global plans, we're kinda sure this pink beauty will hit Europe and U.S. in no time at all. In the meantime, you may want to grab the silver (dark silver?) Version and record some serious video with that heavy-duty 5 megapixel camera ...

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LG KP500

We guessed it would come with a cute nickname and boy we were right. The entry-level LG KP500 has been given the codename LG Cookie. Yes, that's right, you may now refer to this "Renoir-lite" phone as the LG Cookie. Silly name aside, the Cookie packs a lot of features into what promises to be an affordable handset. Just a quick review of the specs reminds us that the Cookie will have Quad-band GSM, GRPS / EDGE, 3 "touchscreen display, 3MP camera, accelerometer, BT 2.1 and an FM radio. The LG Cookie will also run the latest version of LG's touchscreen Flash-based UI. A new and somewhat disappointing revelation is that video recording and playback on the cookie will not be as robust as we had hoped. The cookie will Recorded video at 12 fps and only at QVGA resolution. Pretty pathetic for a 3MP camera. Additionally, the Cookie will not support DivX or XviD. You will have to be content with MPEG4 video at 240 × 400 and 24 fps. Also lame. If you can do without high quality multimedia, the LG Cookie does have one very big redeeming quality and that is its price point. According to the latest information, the cookie is priced even lower than expected with an Estimated price of only € 170 ($ 228 U.S.) and that is before subsidies. So my friends, it looks like the cookie will indeed hit that sweet sub-$ 100 contract price when it officially launches later this month. Nice!

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